Tony Blair meets Netanyahu, Herzog to advance Trump's Gaza plan
Blair is due to meet Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot on Friday as the Trump administration seeks to advance Gaza's demilitarization and reconstruction. 'Our most urgent challenge now is to turn this agreement into a credible stage-by-stage plan,' he said
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, acting as a senior representative for U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, met with President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Thursday. The meetings are part of intensified Washington efforts to revive a stalled plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip and end the war.
According to the Jerusalem Post, Blair's visit aims to advance the initial stages of the American framework, which includes the deployment of an international stabilization force and the entry of a Palestinian technocratic committee into Gaza to oversee civilian administration through a proposed National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.
Blair is also expected to meet with Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot on Friday, according to KAN News. Haaretz reports that Eisenkot stated the most urgent challenge is turning the agreement into a credible stage-by-stage plan as the Trump administration seeks to advance Gaza's reconstruction and demilitarization.
Separately, President Herzog announced he will assign the mandate to form a government on Sunday. Arutz Sheva - Israel National News reported that while Eisenkot secured 67 recommendations, his ability to build a coalition remains uncertain.
Brief written by urgent.news from Haaretz, Arutz Sheva - Israel National News, Jerusalem Post, Meduza (English) — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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